A deported felon, Victor Alvarez Farfan, kept slipping back across the border, linking the Portland area and a powerful drug cartel.
Author: Beth Warren, Louisville Courier Journal
How the US’ appointed ‘drug czar’ plans to counter Mexican drug cartels, reduce overdose deaths
During his first week in office, Rahul Gupta quickly saw the challenge as he stood in a tunnel used by cartels to smuggle drugs into the U.S.
Mexico captures Rafael Caro Quintero, infamous drug lord convicted in DEA agent’s 1985 murder
Rafael Caro Quintero’s role in the the 1985 kidnapping and killing of U.S. DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena was a low point in U.S.-Mexico relations.
Marijuana wars: Violent Mexican drug cartels turn Northern California into ‘The Wild West’
A shadow marijuana market is thriving in California, attracting Mexican cartels and harming people, animals and the environment.
Detroit drug pipeline targets North Dakota Native Americans. How they’re fighting back
Drugs from deadly Mexican cartels, like CJNG and Sinaloa, are being funneled into a North Dakota Native American reservation via a Detroit pipeline.
California drug ring linked to Ohio officer’s killing and Mexico’s infamous Sinaloa Cartel
DEA agents in Washington, D.C., have connected the fatal shooting of an Ohio detective to an L.A.-based drug network supplied by the Sinaloa Cartel.
Chinese nationals used US banks to launder millions in drug profits for Sinaloa Cartel
A Chinese money laundering ring and bribery case is linked to U.S. cities, Belize, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico’s notorious drug boss El Chapo.
DEA supervisor turned ‘pariah’ sold semi-automatic rifles to Sinaloa Cartel associates
Joseph Michael Gill, once a DEA supervisor, is now a convicted felon who blames the ATF and Homeland Security for his ‘not fair’ prosecution.
Rogue pilots trafficked a billion dollars in cartel drugs across US while no one watched
A California man led a billion-dollar drug ring for the Sinaloa Cartel using U.S. pilots and exploiting security gaps at non-commercial airports.